The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has reportedly imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on Roppen Transportation Services, the parent company of Rapido, over misleading advertisements, unfair trade practices and prohibited dark patterns. The issue centres on prompts that encouraged riders to add ₹10, ₹20 or ₹30 to improve their chances of getting a ride after an initial fare had already been d…
A major data infrastructure investment could put Bihar on India’s growing artificial intelligence map. According to the supplied graphic, Hyderabad-based CtrlS plans to invest ₹10,000 crore in Bihar and build a 150 MW AI facility in Bodh Gaya. If implemented as described, the project could strengthen regional digital infrastructure and support demand for computing capacity as AI adoption expands …
Owaisi's Message on National Dignity, Political Differences, and Foreign Influence A political statement can attract attention for many reasons. Sometimes it reflects a disagreement between leaders. Sometimes it raises questions about national sovereignty, international influence, or the relationship between domestic politics and global technology. And sometimes, a statement becomes widely discus…
How Zoho Shows India's Growing Technology Ambition For a long time, the global technology industry was dominated by companies that built their products in the United States and Europe. Businesses across the world relied on their software, cloud infrastructure, productivity tools, and digital platforms to run everyday operations. India became a major technology services destination, supplying skil…
A New Fee Challenges India's Free Digital Payments Model India's Unified Payments Interface, widely known as UPI, has transformed the way millions of people pay for everyday purchases. From roadside tea stalls and neighbourhood grocery shops to large retailers, online businesses and restaurants, scanning a QR code and completing a payment has become a routine part of daily life. The system has ma…
India’s satellite internet race is becoming a major test of technology, regulation and competition. Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has said that Eutelsat OneWeb should be ahead of Starlink in the queue for final approvals because his company applied years earlier and has had ground infrastructure ready for several years. His comments come amid public debate about Elon Musk’s Star…
A Major Step for Bihar's Digital Economy India's digital economy is creating demand for infrastructure that most people never see but use every day. Online banking, digital payments, e-commerce, video streaming, cloud applications, government portals and artificial intelligence all depend on facilities capable of storing, processing and transmitting enormous amounts of data. As digital services e…
Is YouTube Allowing AI-Generated Videos to Make Money? Artificial intelligence is changing how videos are written, produced, edited and published. A creator can now use AI tools to develop a script, generate a voiceover, create illustrations, produce animations and assemble a video without operating a traditional camera or recording studio. What once required a team of writers, editors, voice art…
A Global AI Company Turns Its Attention to India India's artificial intelligence industry is entering a new phase, with global technology companies increasingly looking beyond English-language applications to build products for the country's diverse linguistic landscape. From customer service and digital payments to education, healthcare and government services, voice-based technology could chang…
A pothole in Bengaluru is easy to notice. A damaged road can shake a car, throw a two-wheeler off balance, damage a tyre or force a driver into another lane. What is much harder for an ordinary commuter is figuring out what happens after the pothole is noticed. Who built the road? Which contract covered that stretch? Is the road still under a maintenance or defect-liability period? Which contract…
